Non-skid protector for tires.



A. WERTEPNY. 11011 31111) PROTECTOR FOR TIRES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1914.

Patented Oct. 13,1914.

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- provide an incasing tire protector provided with calked tread plates adapted to engage a wh l for removably securing the protector upon. the tire thereof.

A'furthr object is to provide ashoe protector with exterior tread plates connected together by chains and having hinged loch: ing members provided with alinement positioning means and removably engaging the wheel.

A still further object is to provide a protecting shoe or casing for entirely covering an automobile tire and having outwardlypositioned tread plates suitably calked and connected together by chains and having hinged locking plates for engaging the wheel rim to secure the members upon the wheel.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the'same consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the acco and pointed out inth'e appended claim. i

In the drawings forming a part of this application .and wherein similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views :Figure 1 is a side elevation of a ortion of a vehicle wheel provided with t e present invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view thereof, and, Fig. .3 is a perspective view of an end portion of one of the attaching means for the device, a 'portion' of the protector being shown'secured thereto. Q

' Referring more in detail to the drawings, it is to be noted that the device includes a flexible protector .or shoe 10 entirely covering the tire 11 upon which the same is adapted for use. Tread plates 12 are secured to the protector 10 by means of rivets 13 and are'preferably positioned inspaced relations around the tiregand exteriorly of the protector 'lO and-atintervals corresponding to Specification of Letters Patent. Application flied May 18, 1914. Serial No. 839,302.

each ,pair of such panying drawings,

Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

the spaces ulpoii the felly 13 between the spokes 14 o the wheel. Said tread plates are provided with projecting calks25. The plates 12 are of a greater length than the width of the protector 10 to which they are secured-and have oppositely-positioned enlarged ends 14 adapted to lieupon opposite sides of the felly when the device is positioned upon a wheel; The ends 14 are provided with "perforations 15' in which are secured suitable connectors such as chains 16 forming flexible securing means between the plates. The desired ones of adjacent tread said tread plates 12, such as 'the alternating ones thereof, are utilized for securing the device to the wheel and for this purpose the ends of such plates are provided with lock plates 17 hinged thereto and adapted to fold inwardly the folly 13 and between the adjacent two spokes of the wheel.

The lock plates 17 are provided upon their inner adjacent-edges with angularly-positioned lugs 18 having perforations 19 therethrough, the said perforations adapted to re ceive a locking bolt 20, thus securing the lock'plate lugs together and retaining the tread plate in position upon the wheel as Well as the shoe protector l0 encirclingly carried thereby. The lock plates '17 are also provided upon their inner adjacent edges of plates with angularly-projecting ears 21 slightly separated from the adjacent lugs 18 and forming slots 22 between said ears and lugs.

for seating upon the inner-face of The device is readily applied to the tire of the tire while the required number of the chains 16 are unhooked from the end perforations 15 are again hooked into their connecting relations. The lock plates warclly upon the felly 13 a bar or otherdevice, such within the slots 22 'of the opposite l'ock plates 17 the perforations 19 of the lock plate lugs are brought into accurate alinement with and by inserting each other for the ready insertion of the locking bolt 20. The application of the de-' .vice to the wheel will be thus apparent-While the manner of removing the same will be clearly understood from the present description.

While the forms of the invention hereinare then swung inas a screw driver,"

a wheel by fitting the shoe protector over i and when so positioned, the chains tion, it is nevertheless to be understood that various forms and modifications may be resorted to which fall Within the splrit anci scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is In a device of the class described, a tread plate embracing the tire, locking plates hinged to the edges of the end portions thereoi','angularlyp1ojecting lugs and ears spaced from said lugs mounted upon the inner edjacent edges of said locking plates and :forming slots between the adjacent ears and lugs.

said lugs provided with perforations there through to receive a locking bolt to secure them together, the perforations being in elinement when the slots are alinecl.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALEXANDER VVERTEPNY.- Witnesses:

H. A. MAoKoFF, P. J. PALANUK. 

